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Track Listings
| 1. Crystal |
| 2. 60 miles an hour |
| 3. Turn My Way |
| 4. Vicious Streak |
| 5. Primitive Notion |
| 6. Slow Jam |
| 7. Rock the Shack |
| 8. Someone Like You |
| 9. Close Range |
| 10. Run Wild |
Product Description
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On Get Ready, New Order, the band who wrote the immediate future of electronic dance music on 1983's omnipotent "Blue Monday", return ready to rock--there's nothing vaguely Arthur Baker or Balearic here. For the most part, Get Ready keeps the keyboards trim and unobtrusive and revels in raw drums and wires; Bernard Sumner's funk-inclined, scratchy dog-with-fleas guitars; Peter Hook's shin-level punk bass lines; sinuous human greyhound Steve Morris--possibly the thinnest chap ever to grace a drum stool--kicking the machines into touch and keeping time with clockwork proficiency. All that, and those finely conceived bittersweet melodies, plus some questionable phrases: "It's like honey, you can't buy it with money" sings Sumner on the otherwise splendid "Crystal", a natural, guitar-rock pop-song successor to the mighty "Regret". And if "60 Miles an Hour" is a mite melodically predictable, then "Primitive Notion" is a thrilling throwback to Joy Division's "Heart and Soul". Try humming that bass line, tapping out that drum pattern and then compare the line "Don't look at me with your critical smile" to Ian Curtis's "I observe with a critical eye". Whatever, there's a cracking chorus right up there in the naggingly memorable "True Faith" / "Love Will Tear Us Apart" category. Of the much-publicised collaborations (the Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan, Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie) it's the lusty half-Stones/half-Stooges leather-trousered swagger of "Rock the Shack"--with the Primal Scream frontman mewing like a lecherous tomcat--which steals the limelight. But in the grand old tradition of leaving the best until last, "Run Wild" is perhaps New Order's most touching moment--folky acoustic guitar, lonesome sentiment, teardrop melodica, the line "If Jesus comes to take your hand, I won't let go" and warm strings sweeping in to offer support like the touch of a much-cherished comfort blanket. Get Ready is a great album, one which secures New Order's future far further than they could have imagined. --Kevin Maidment
Product Description
NEW ORDER Get Ready (2001 10-track CD album includes Crystal and features guest appearances from Primal Scream The Chemical Brothers and Billy Corgan picture sleeve)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
another gem in thier catalog,
By bananaboat "the_bananaboat" (vancouver, washington) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Get Ready (Audio CD)
i have been a fan of NO since they were joy division back in the late 70's. and as a fan of both electronica(what new wave became) and rock, they have always fit the bill. sumners wonderful voice and plain delivery fit peter hook's prominant bass on the rock songs as well as the keyboards on the more electronic songs. this album is a return to the form of the earlier albums before they experimented with pure dance on the last couple of albums. any new NO release is a highly anticipated event. here's hoping that they continue to work together. if you like this, also check out all of thier side projects like electronic, monaco, revenge, the other two, etc. ps. i did think that the reviewer that was surprised that NO was making rock music and called NO a "techno" band was funny. NO was rock before they were ever dance. IE, joy divison
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love that album,
By Guylaine Le Ber (St-Hubert, Qc) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Get Ready (Audio CD)
Picked it up 2 years ago at music store after I heard one song on the radio "Crystal". How can New order be bad I told myself. I was not wrong since they're even better than in the '80s. I was hooked at first listening with their processed beats, nice guitar and synthesizer.I like the processed beat of "Primitive notion" conjugued with the guitar, my favorite song. When I heard "Turn my way" I tought it was cool to sound like the "Samshing pumpkins". My second favorite is "Close range". It was a great guess since all songs are good.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Their best album EVER...,
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This review is from: Get Ready (Audio CD)
I have been a longtime fan of New Order, since high school as a matter of fact! I have everything from MOVEMENT through the RETRO box set. And yes, I have the SUBSTANCE compilation as well. Simply put, GET READY is the best collection of songs I've heard in the longest time! While some of the songs are rock and pop-oriented, some of the other songs are danceable as well. Each song is rich, melodic, and very fulfilling to the soul in its own sort of way. Albums like SUBSTANCE, TECHNIQUE, and REPUBLIC were more synthesizer-driven while GET READY has songs that just rock out! And then songs like "Crystal", "60 Miles An Hour", and "Someone Like You" make you want to dance. But I think the most touching song has to be "Run Wild" which is about keyboardist Gillian Gilbert and drummer Stephen Morris' young daughter, who has some sort of terminal disease (I could be wrong). In any case, I consider GET READY to be their best album to date! If you haven't bought it yet, get it now!
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